The Dubai World Trade Centre Authority, Has Announced its 2017 ResultsSource: www.export-egypt.com 3/19/2018, Location: Middle East |
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The Dubai World Trade Centre Authority, DWTCA, has announced its 2017 results, which overshot the three-million-visitor milestone for the second consecutive year.
Welcoming a record 3.3 million delegates and attendees last year, up 9 percent from the previous year, the region’s largest trade venue hosted 353 Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions, MICE, and business events, a formidable 18 percent increase over 2016, including 103 mega-events. The top-performing events reflected a strong sectoral alignment with the UAE’s economic diversification strategy that targets the creation of an optimal balance between industries, ensuring sustainability and delivering new business opportunities. The noteworthy year-on-year footfall increase has been driven by the calendar’s ability to attract high-quality visitors, delegates and attendees from 185 countries and participating exhibitors with 56,360 exhibiting companies from 154 countries. With 39,202 exhibitors from overseas markets, DWTC registered a strong ten percent increase in this base over 2016 on the back of proven participant ROI for foreign firms. International participation also posted a steady increase, as DWTC hosted over 1.1 million foreign business travellers in 2017, representing 42 percent of overall participant volumes and six percent annual growth. The rise in the number of international exhibiting companies and the continued concerted efforts to market Dubai’s MICE proposition in key visitation markets contributed to the rise in international business visitors to Dubai. China, Germany and Turkey made their debut in the top ten source markets, while dominant mainstays Saudi Arabia, India, Oman, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Iran and Egypt, completed the list of top ten business visitor markets. "DWTC is driven by the future-focused vision of the UAE’s leadership, which has implemented the ambitious UAE Vision 2021 and UAE Centennial 2071 to diversify the country’s economy and develop a competitive knowledge-based society to guarantee sustainable prosperity for its citizens," said Helal Saeed Almarri, Director-General of DWTCA and Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, DTCM. "The strong increase in the number of key MICE and business events reflect sectors that are strategically aligned with Dubai Plan 2021 and the goals of building an innovation-led economy that contributes to the development of the UAE and Dubai. Our strategic innovation agenda is propelled by the vision set by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into a global platform for industries based on knowledge, innovation and sustainability, and is inspired by the success of the UAE’s competitiveness as it achieved top rankings in 50 global indices including the IMF’s Ease of Doing Business Report and INSEAD’s Global Innovation Index, as well as the 10X growth vision for Dubai to be ten years ahead of other competitive cities," he added. Almarri added, "We are committed to future-proofing DWTC’s businesses by sourcing smart solutions and integrating smart technologies that offer safe, secure and seamless experiences, setting the gold standard in digital innovation to attract more new and repeat international business visitors to Dubai, as the city accelerates towards the 20 million tourists target by 2020," "As we look ahead in this Year of Zayed, our series of strategic initiatives are aimed at spurring future growth, innovation and competitiveness to establish DWTC as the global innovation leader in the MICE sector. Guided and inspired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid’s leadership and unwavering support to DWTC, we will relentlessly pursue an ambitious agenda that contributes to the UAE’s rise in competitiveness as the leading international business destination," he concluded. |
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